Matthew 21:13

and said to them, It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer; but ye make it a den of robbers.”

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In The King James Version

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

In Context

12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

14And the blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:7Them will I bring to my holy mountain, And I will make them rejoice in my house of prayer; Their burnt-offerings and sacrifices shall be accepted on mine altar; For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.

Matthew 2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:

Luke 19:46saying to them, It is written, “And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:13-18

The Profaners of the Temple Punished. 12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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